Tuesday 16th February 2016: The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House: 19.30 Mr Bryce Lyons, President of the Asociación Menorca Britannia, lands on our shores to tell us about the wonderful Isle of Menorca and its connections, past and present, with…

Tuesday 12th January 2016 The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House 19.30 A companion presentation to his earlier talk on Warrant Officers, Capt Stephen Healy focuses this time on another group of seamen in the Georgian Navy, the Petty Officers.  

Questions and answers from the four main rounds of the Christmas Quiz, plus the additional anagrams round.  Click below.  (more to follow soon….) 2015 Quiz

4th December 2015 19.00:  Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DX  (Performing Arts Centre) A’ Collingwood Society Quiz and Social Evening’: Join us for our first end-of-year ‘pub-quiz’.  Themed lightly towards matters maritime/Trafalgar/Georgian…

Wednesday 18th November 2015, 19.30 hrs:  The Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House Society Member and naval architect David Byrne returns to the stage to talk this time about the challenges of towing ‘dead ships’ after a sea battle, be they…

Trafalgar Day 21st October 2015 As usual and as to be expected, the Society is represented at the various Trafalgar Day events, both in the north-east and in London.  You are welcome, nay encouraged, to attend! Newcastle:  The Cathedral Church…

The 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Collingwood Society will take place at the Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House at 19.30 hours on Tuesday 27th October 2015.  It will be followed by a ‘Forebitter’ Session – any member can have…

Thursday 10th September 2015, 19.00 for 19.30:  Morpeth Town Hall ‘Songs of Collingwood and the Napoleonic Era’: an evening of musical entertainment from Pete Wood, founder member of the well-known local harmony group ‘The Keelers’. Some of you will recall…